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March 25, 2026

Sunrise — 6:36, 6:59.

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108 comments:

n.n said...: A feathered horizon and a lone goose rides the rippled waters with an aesthetic appeal.; 3/25/26, 7:03 PM
Little Excursion™️ said...: Meta and YouTube Lose Landmark Social-Media Addiction Trial ~ WSJ
'Jurors found the companies negligent and said their app designs caused harm to children'

Move fast and break kids.

Oh no! The consequences of our actions!' Finally, the first chip in their armor -- big tobacco 2.0

Overdue but sets the right precedent.; 3/25/26, 7:07 PM
Humperdink said...: Admittedly the parents bear some responsibility here, but I will not lose any sleep over Zuckerdork’s dilemma. I suspect (hope) the lines outside law offices will rival lines at airports.; 3/25/26, 7:15 PM
narciso said...: Very stable person
https://youtu.be/zctA4BiPj3g?si=11jyVIgFaLBFf7dz; 3/25/26, 7:21 PM
narciso said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 3/25/26, 7:21 PM
Dave Begley said...: I wish Howard, RCOcean and other Trump haters could have seen Gen. Jack Keane on Jesse Waters tonight. He clearly and concisely explained what we have done, what we are going to do and how we will open the Strait of Hormuz.

Keane is a Fordham grad; Jesuit school. So’s Denzel Washington.; 3/25/26, 7:23 PM
narciso said...: They hate America above all else, they have msde that clear; 3/25/26, 7:27 PM
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narciso said...: The fading sun really makes an impression; 3/25/26, 7:39 PM
MadisonMan said...: If your children are being adversely affected by anything, a functioning parent makes it so that something and their kids do not intersect. Parents bear a whole lot of the responsibility. Parenting can be hard, but you have to step up.; 3/25/26, 7:41 PM
Mason G said...: "Parents bear a whole lot of the responsibility."

In many cases, the government is one of those parents.; 3/25/26, 7:50 PM
john mosby said...: Begley, I am watching Watters right now. He mentioned how Modi is going to send Indian Navy ships thru the straits. Reminds me of that Tom Clancy novel, Executive Orders, where India does the same thing, but to defy the US, not Iran. CC, JSM; 3/25/26, 7:51 PM
john mosby said...: Strait! Sorry, Father. CC, JSM; 3/25/26, 7:52 PM
Chest Rockwell said...: Fired up my 2018 Indian today. Haven't ridden it in a couple of years and I'm getting the itch. But riding is a skill and if you don't do it regularly, you put yourself at risk. So I've been thinking pretty hard about buying a used Miata soft top. Can still do road trips and have a blast driving.; 3/25/26, 7:53 PM
john mosby said...: That Miata could just get driven right over by a Newsom-licensed illegal in a Mack truck. Bike might be safer. CC, JSM; 3/25/26, 8:02 PM
Little Excursion™️ said...: Snap and TikTok were smart to settle when they did.

Alphabet has little to worry about since YouTube still pales in comparison to its core search and advertising business (and future growth in AI and cloud services). However, social media platforms and advertising thereon is the core of Meta’s business model. Interesting case!; 3/25/26, 8:02 PM
Enigma said...: @Little E on social media lawsuit.

Zuckerberg and Meta deserve what's coming to them. He's was cruising for a slap down from the very start of Facebook (as literally stolen from the Winklevoss twins). Without evil Bill Gates anointment and funding there would be no Meta today.

YouTube? Hmm? It has solid content if you search for it, but I have no idea how their "Kids" filters work.; 3/25/26, 8:02 PM
narciso said...: Hes been a weasel fron the beginning when he defrauded the vinklevossi as well as his other friend (the one played by garfield) but people have to get some responsibility

Once upon a time facebook was interesting but they lost thd plot; 3/25/26, 8:07 PM
Enigma said...: @Chest Rockwell and @john mosby on motorcycles and Miatas.

NOTHING is more dangerous than a motorcycle. Just get one on greasy pavement, on white paint stripes, or cross a railroad track. As a neighbor with 20 years of motorcycle experience said to me "If you ride, you WILL go down eventually."

You might consider the clumsy-and-senior's favorite: Trikes. Go old school with a Harley or new school with a low riding reverse layout. Still, the MX-5 (Miata) is about 50x safer than either a 2-wheeled or 3-wheeled vehicle.

I'd pick the MX-5 if you have significant low-speed curvy and hilly roads around. I'd pick an open top Jeep if you have significant off road opportunities nearby. Still, a larger, softer grand touring convertible is much more comfortable for highways and less curvy roads.; 3/25/26, 8:09 PM
tim maguire said...: I can’t get too upset at Zuckerberg for stealing the “Facebook” idea as it wasn’t much of an idea. Some useful tweaks to friendster; said tweaks having been made by Zuckerberg, not the Winklevosses.; 3/25/26, 8:24 PM
Humperdink said...: Took up motorcycling again after 40 year hiatus. I was extremely careful, didn’t ride at night, obeyed the speed limit, etc. I hit a wayward black lab. Banged up, but fortunately I was wearing a helmet. The dog owner paid for the repairs. Sold the bike.; 3/25/26, 8:27 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: The straits of Hormuz aren't going to be opened - until Iran allows it. Go Look at a map its incredible. The straits are long and L shaped. And its shallow and easily mined.

Its 100 miles long and 20 miles wide. Using chinese saitilite (sic) GPS the Iranians will be able to hit any oil tanker that tries to run the strait.; 3/25/26, 8:29 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Humperdink - how was the Dog?; 3/25/26, 8:31 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Goodnight all.; 3/25/26, 8:31 PM
hanuman_prodigious_leaper said...: Is Trump channeling Aral or Miles
If we Consider straits of Hormuz as Nexus wormhole

How would Houses on Jacksonhole act in this situation; 3/25/26, 8:34 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Turn that top pic upside down to get the Duck Soup effect.; 3/25/26, 8:36 PM
Little Excursion™️ said...: Facebook knew they were making something addictive. They wanted people to stay on their platforms as long as possible. They use every trick in the book to manipulate you to stay online. They use every trick to make you feel angry and stoke negative emotions because that drives engagement.; 3/25/26, 8:39 PM
Eva Marie said...: per the Alan Ritchson kerfuffle:
“After reviewing videos, witness statements, and evidence, police ruled that Ritchson acted in self-defense. No charges against him. Police even considered (but dropped) any reckless endangerment charges against the neighbor. Ritchson declined to pursue charges against Taylor.”
Interesting outcome.; 3/25/26, 8:39 PM
narciso said...: Yes thats a joke and a half. (Well at least he didnt shoot snybody like alec baldwin); 3/25/26, 8:40 PM
buwaya said...: No GPS works for moving targets.; 3/25/26, 9:12 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Continuing the up side down theme.

YouTubePut them upside down

E-Go free of Ego
Let go my eggo; 3/25/26, 9:30 PM
Mason G said...: The ‘far-right’ Danish People’s Party have QUADRUPLED their vote share in today’s General Election in Denmark, despite polling lowly.

They advocate for closing Denmark’s borders, limiting asylum and deporting refugees.

https://x.com/upside_dow2032/status/2036879511673786537; 3/25/26, 9:42 PM
Mr. Majestyk said...: A poor motorcyclist died last Sunday near my home because an SUV driver thought it would be a good idea to make a left turn from the right lane. Turned right into the motorcyclist in the left lane headed in the same direction. The guy didn't do anything wrong or unsafe, as far as I know. Just a reckless decision by another driver cost him his life.; 3/25/26, 9:44 PM
Aggie said...: @Mason G: "...The ‘far-right’ Danish People’s Party have QUADRUPLED their vote share...". Well, OK. They're almost up to 10%, then. The currently-ruling Social Democrats garnered a little of 20%, a bad result for them, and will have to form a coalition. But they'll likely stay in power. I wonder if Denmark is getting an eyeful of the immigration miracle next door in Sweden where bombings, shootings, rape, and 'no-go' neighborhoods have become common, and deciding 'no mas'.; 3/25/26, 9:52 PM
Jim at said...: As a neighbor with 20 years of motorcycle experience said to me "If you ride, you WILL go down eventually."

Dress for the slide, not for the ride.; 3/25/26, 9:57 PM
FullMoon said...: I admire riders who split the lanes in traffic. Personally only rode long enough to dump it twice and admit I am not qualified, traded for a MGB; 3/25/26, 9:58 PM
Josephbleau said...: Pic number two is great, a red hot magma flow intrudes at high pressure into the older sedimentary clouds, and forms a laccolith.; 3/25/26, 10:20 PM
Achilles said...: I just built a native agent runtime mod, I am writing custom mcp tools.

I asked agent why they didn't make this for people.

"Because revenue would decrease by 80-90%"; 3/25/26, 10:21 PM
Jimmy said...: in the 70s, rode a BMW, 650. Mostly from Big Sur, Santa Cruz, La Honda, the City, and points north of Marin.
Nothing finer tbh, than moonlight runs up Hwy 1.
things always got strange in San Francisco, and especially Golden Gate. Fog made me invisible. My friend said the only thing you have is speed, to avoid problems.
Enjoyed it for a year, then sold it and got a VW Van.; 3/25/26, 10:53 PM
Iman said...: A Miata is almost always the answer, Chest. Great cars!; 3/25/26, 10:56 PM
William said...: Now that the precedent is set, maybe they can move on to pornography and Tetris.......When my roommate got drafted, he left me his bike. I sold it after two weeks. It's not for everyone. The open road is exhilarating, but cab drivers in NYC coming within inches of your knee not so much. Cab drivers hate their lives and almost everyone on earth--at least back then they did.; 3/25/26, 11:07 PM
TickTock1948 said...: Oooh. That first picture is very nice.; 3/25/26, 11:45 PM
TickTock1948 said...: I have had two manual Miata. Great little cars. Loads of fun Gave the last one up when I got hit by a large truck who couldn't see me on highway 80 on a dark and very rainy night. I spun in circles across 4 lanes of oncoming traffic but got control of the car before I was hit again. Had the car fixed up and trad3d for G37 sedan that was more visible.; 3/25/26, 11:52 PM
buwaya said...: New thing starting, maybe?
Russians sending unarmed drone swarms into Estonia, vicinity of Narva. Thats a long, long way from Ukraine. Russian pretext is the Russian speaking minority in Estonia.; 3/26/26, 1:41 AM
buwaya said...: East Asian triple whammy -
Philippines is getting hit with triple body blows.
1. AI is already harming its huge call center industry.
2. Petroleum prices are not good. Philippines has minimal local production and, these days, zero refining capacity.
3. A large part of its overseas workforce (who send remittances home) has had to return from the middle east on evacuation flights.
2&3 are, hopefully, just temporary. But its turning out to be a bad year and the politics of this could turn ugly.; 3/26/26, 1:52 AM
Alexisa said...: "Dress for the slide, not for the ride."

One of the smartest things I ever did was put my bike away after I moved back to Dallas. I grew up in Dallas. When my college friends would road trip with me from Podunk College to Dallas, they would pullover outside city limits to let me drive because they found Dallas traffic to be terrifying. You MUST drive aggressively or you will die.

Coming back, I immediately knew that my motorcycle would not survive Dallas. Other big cities may be similar, natives will know best, but I advise letting go. To extend the "not if but when" metaphor - your days of riding are over. If you don't choose to quit, the choice will be made for you; 3/26/26, 2:33 AM
wendybar said...: I love getting up early in the morning a reading a "Hello, Mr....." from Data Republican!!!

DataRepublican (small r)
@DataRepublican
Hello Senator Thune,

Let's expose what you're really doing with "reconciliation."

https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2036826859451879865?s=20; 3/26/26, 3:01 AM
wendybar said...: Today was Hello Senator. Usually Hello Mr!!!; 3/26/26, 3:03 AM
Rustygrommet said...: My oldest daughter started her driving obsession with a Honda CRX. After that was a Miata and then a DelSol . That got Traded in for a Honda 2000S. All were manual. Then came the Infinity G35? paddle shifter. Now she drives a 2019 Merc thing convertible sportscar. Twin turbo V 6. The 2000S was the most fun to drive for me.

The thing about motorcycles is that you can do everything right and still get killed.; 3/26/26, 4:39 AM
kcl766 said...: A 69 year old Air Force veteran was killed 2 blocks from our house by a 24 year old whose blood alcohol level was 4 times the legal limit in WY. The 24 year old was driving to a local bar. He is in a world of hurt.; 3/26/26, 4:50 AM
Humperdink said...: RCOcean asked what happened to the dog I hit with the bike. He was bloodied but survived. He disappeared for three days then returned to its owner with no apparent ill effects.; 3/26/26, 5:22 AM
Enigma said...: My aunt was a hospital emergency room nurse. Their nickname for motorcycle riders was "organ donors." Young bodies, no diseases, and healthy other than the massive head injuries.

I happened to mention motorcycles to her once, she cringed as if suffering from PTSD. Perhaps she literally had PTSD.; 3/26/26, 5:43 AM
Leland said...: I preferred my Honda S2000. It could rev as high as a motorcycle with a short throw 6-Speed manual.; 3/26/26, 5:49 AM
Enigma said...: The S2000 and Mazda RX-8 are fun if you can keep the revs up, but as gutless as an econo car if not. I test drove both in traffic. Uggggggggg. Slooooooooow. Even the MX-5 was much easier to drive.; 3/26/26, 5:53 AM
Leland said...: Maybe someone can tell us about the joys of Audi TT.; 3/26/26, 6:10 AM
Leland said...: Speaking of motorcycle drivers, maybe some legal minds will weigh in on this.; 3/26/26, 6:12 AM
Humperdink said...: I wrecked my motorcycle on Labor Day. The ER doctor who treated me called Labor Day weekend “Donor Weekend”.; 3/26/26, 6:12 AM
john mosby said...: Eva Marie: "police ruled that Ritchson acted in self-defense. No charges against him. Police even considered (but dropped) any reckless endangerment charges against the neighbor."

Yes, interesting outcome indeed. Violence took place, but no crimes committed worth prosecution. What a concept! Almost common sense. (checks notes) Ah, it's in a collar county of Nashville. Republican sheriff and prosecutor. CC, JSM; 3/26/26, 6:18 AM
Humperdink said...: You’ve heard of Dearbornistan in Michigan and of course Somaliland in Minnesota. Trivia question: How many Muslims are in Phoenix, AZ.?

A) 1,000
B) 5,000
C) 20,000
D) 100,000

If guessed D, you would be correct. (Source: AZ Central, unfortunately behind their paywall); 3/26/26, 6:20 AM
imTay said...: Imagine that. Democrats flipped a district in a special election. It’s almost like this war has been a disastrous gamble in more ways than one for Trump.; 3/26/26, 6:21 AM
Leland said...: Wow, I missed the previous stuff on the Alan Ritchson kurfuffle. When I saw it, my first thought was this is the perfect matter for the cops to handle, rather than prosecutors. That is, to tell the dumb guy not to step in front of traffic and to shake Ritchson’s hand. I do understand the idiot. We have a guy going through a midlife crisis with a new corvette that likes to keep it in 1st through the neighborhood. It’s annoying, but he’ll grow out of it faster leaving him alone rather than giving him the attention he seeks.; 3/26/26, 6:37 AM
Humperdink said...: Reading an article implementing small nuclear reactors, this line caught my eye:

“The statistics are indisputable. Since 2004, electricity production in China has increased by over 330 percent; in the U.S., roughly 11 percent. Germany (https://strom-report.com/strommix/), however, has lost 13 percent of its electricity production since its peak year 2021 and is now a net importer.”

Germany circling the drain.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/us-shows-way-out-germanys-energy-trap; 3/26/26, 6:41 AM
Bruce Hayden said...: “No GPS works for moving targets”

Not sure exactly what you are talking about. GPS is a technology that allows YOU to determine where YOU are in 3-4 dimensions, using signals transmitted from 3 or 4 (or more) satellites. If YOU are moving, you can also determine where YOU have gone, and that can be projected into the future. When used in missiles, the latter can be utilized to steer a missile to a target. Targeting typically involves utilizing another technology, such as RADAR.; 3/26/26, 6:41 AM
RJW said...: “Look, if you’ve heard it from the president of the United States, obviously it’s true,” Leavitt replied, arguing the goals of the White House’s Operation Epstein Fury.; 3/26/26, 6:43 AM
john mosby said...: Also interesting to have the Ritchson story in this thread of motorcycle anecdotes. The a-hole neighbor was motivated by the perceived speeding of Ritchson and two sons on their motorcycles through all the cul-de-sacs. Was saying this endangered the neighborhood kids. Maybe so, maybe not. But when Ritchson had to stop for the a-hole neighbor, standing astride the road, visible from hundreds of yards away, he had to dump his bike to stop. On the other hand, the boys were able to stop without falling. So would RItchson and sons have been able to stop safely for a kid chasing a ball into the street? Maybe so, maybe not.

Also, a motorcycle just looks and sounds faster than a car moving at the same speed. Is the residential speed limit 20? 15? You get the George Carlin idiot/maniac effect: the car going 15 is an idiot slowpoke, but the biker doing 15 is a maniacal speed demon. Maybe RItchson was keeping to the speed limit; he had a bodycam going, which points toward him being very sensitive, as a celebrity, to being able to prove he's doing nothing wrong. Even in a Republican suburb, there are Karen neighbors, and even in the happiest of marriages, there's a potential ex-spouse looking to accuse you of unsuitable parental conduct. So he probably watches himself.

Still glad the authorities followed the no-harm-no-foul rule. CC, JSM; 3/26/26, 6:44 AM
Ralph L said...: They should have tested him for steroids.; 3/26/26, 6:45 AM
john mosby said...: Hayden: "GPS is a technology that allows YOU to determine where YOU are"

To add to what you're saying, if the satellite knows where it is, and it has a bearing to the target, plus its known distance to the target (since it's in an orbit of constant radius), it can figure out the target's location. A moving target, as you point out, just makes the equations slightly more complicated, since the satellite is moving anyway. Oh, and then there are the relativistic effects. But all crunchable numbers, either on board the satellite or back at its owners' place. CC, JSM; 3/26/26, 6:49 AM
john mosby said...: Leland: "We have a guy going through a midlife crisis with a new corvette that likes to keep it in 1st through the neighborhood."

Maybe he doesn't know how to get it into the next gear smoothly. Like the driver of the Little Nash Rambler. CC, JSM; 3/26/26, 6:50 AM
Lawnerd said...: @Jimmy
I loved riding my motorcycles in Northern California. Skyline road on the peninsula was my favorite. Rushing through the redwoods on curvy roads is a blast.; 3/26/26, 6:52 AM
Humperdink said...: Two months ago my nephew wrecked his Harley. Badly. High rate of speed and failed to negotiate a curve. Compound fracture of his femur and collapsed his colon, among other injuries. He’s been in a wheelchair and will be for another few months. Interestingly, ER doctor insisted on seeing his helmet to check for possible head/ brain injury.; 3/26/26, 7:06 AM
buwaya said...: GPS targeting on systems that are current, like the Iranian Shahids, involve giving them a fixed target coordinate to fly towards based on the location signals its getting through its gps reciever. To chase a moving target you need some other guidance system, like radar.; 3/26/26, 7:07 AM
john mosby said...: You could have another observer updating the target location. Like a satellite. Or a human on the ground near the target. CC, JSM; 3/26/26, 7:10 AM
Marcus Bressler said...: I had two manual Miatas. Recently enjoyed a Z4. Even in South Florida, I enjoy cruising with the top down. The car top also.; 3/26/26, 7:13 AM
Meade said...: I suspect things are going to go very badly for everyone who has been rooting for the islamist terrorists and hoping for Trump to fail and it’s going to go very badly for them very soon.; 3/26/26, 7:36 AM
Little Excursion™️ said...: "I just built a native agent runtime mod, I am writing custom mcp tools."

LLM agents are going to become single points of failure pretty soon. It won't be pretty.

OWASP LLM TOP 10: SECURITY VULNERABILITIES EVERY AI DEVELOPER MUST KNOW IN 2026
"An attacker can craft input that looks enough like a system prompt. The LLM then ignores the developer’s instructions and does what the hacker wants."
https://tinyurl.com/mr276pyp; 3/26/26, 7:41 AM
Meade said...: As a neighbor with 20 years of motorcycle experience said to me "If you ride, you WILL go down eventually."

https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5LWNvcHk_0caad81d-de0c-4324-85b4-f6d2f610c941; 3/26/26, 7:46 AM
Humperdink said...: The man of many alias’s said: “Democrats flipped a district in a special election. It’s almost like this war has been a disastrous gamble in more ways than one for Trump.”

imTay is choosing to eat a half-baked cake.; 3/26/26, 7:48 AM
Enigma said...: LLMs are the functional mirror of spam: mostly structured but vulnerable in the details over time. I suspect people will return to embedded codes that are meaningful only to insiders (i.e., Steganography) if needed.

There are many low-cost workarounds to complex technology -- back in the day the USSR would tear a paper matchbook in half and give one piece to a spy contact. A piece of paper would always fly through security, and the torn edge required a perfect, irreproducible match to confirm ID.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography; 3/26/26, 7:49 AM
narciso said...: About market garden again,...; 3/26/26, 7:53 AM
narciso said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 3/26/26, 7:53 AM
Achilles said...: The entire democrat party is traitorous.

From top to bottom. Democrats are all thieves and traitors.; 3/26/26, 8:00 AM
Little Excursion™️ said...: "I suspect things are going to go very badly for everyone who has been rooting for the islamist terrorists and hoping for Trump to fail and it’s going to go very badly for them very soon."

Depends what they achieve.Trump’s presidency won’t survive the deaths of 100 Marines.

That means that, even if an operation to seize the island were to go flawlessly, it may change little for the US position in the Iran war. The big question is what then?

Trump is being seduced by Netanyahu and his supporters yet again, this time on the false premise that if the US escalates further and seizes Kharg Island, Iran will capitulate to US/Israeli demands. But this is misguided thinking. Even if the US takes the island, Iran could respond by further targeting Gulf infrastructure (oil/gas facilities, water desalination etc) and could still continue to close the Strait of Hormuz. The MAGA pro war lobby would then advocate for invading and capturing Iranian coastal areas to create a "buffer zone" and so the cycle would continue. The longer this war continues, the greater the damage to the global economy and the faster US/Israeli stockpiles of interceptors and high end stand off missiles are depleted. Iran is fighting for it's survival and they are prepared to die for their cause, the US isn't. The US will reach its pain threshold long before Iran is prepared to surrender.

But I'm fairly certain Trump has war gamed all these scenarios and will declare absolute victory no matter what the outcome.; 3/26/26, 8:14 AM
Aggie said...: I have an old Yamaha XT350, a 4-cycle dual purpose that I used on the ranch I used to hunt on. 4-cycle made it nice and quiet, and it was torquey. Perfect for brush country. I was never crazy enough to want to ride it on the road where there are other drivers though, not even tempted. Motorcycles are an exhilarating feeling of freedom, but that includes other people's freedom to be inattentive, to make mistakes, or even be malicious, when they enjoy a huge protective advantage.; 3/26/26, 8:15 AM
Justabill said...: Just got my Miata on the road yesterday.; 3/26/26, 8:18 AM
Little Excursion™️ said...: Wall Street's take: It's a vote of no-confidence in American leadership in the crisis it created.; 3/26/26, 8:22 AM
Enigma said...: @Aggie --

One issue is that motorcycle riders, as often pursuing speed in traffic, also do not work with the cars and trucks around them. I once was in the middle lane of a freeway, and signaled left to pass. I looked, but some guy on a narrow bike came up very fast and close (near lane splitting) and was fully in my blind spot.

Some bikers have bumper stickers such as "Start Seeing Motorcycles," this is impossible given the large B and C pillar blind spots of many cars. Never mind the total rear blindness of a box truck or van. Putting apples and oranges and 18-wheelers in the same road space is a recipe for disaster.; 3/26/26, 8:24 AM
planetgeo said...: Hey, Little Excursion, I noted this morning's CNN article that with the arrival of ICE to help at Atlanta's airport, the lines have gone from 4 hours to about 40 minutes. There's that laser red dot again...Meep, Meep!; 3/26/26, 8:33 AM
Michael McNeil said...: Probably not a good idea to refer to the Somalian community in Minnesota as Somaliland. “Somaliland” is the portion of modern Somalia (i.e., its northern dogleg) that was a former British colony—vs. the remainder of the country (including the capital Mogadishu) which is a former Italian colony—the former of which (1991) declared itself independent from the latter (though without international recognition thus far), appears to be better run and organized (but how could it be less), while those of its inhabitants who have moved to the U.S. appear to add up to a small proportion (an estimated 10-30%) of Somalians in America.; 3/26/26, 8:36 AM
Kai Akker said...: ----Like the driver of the Little Nash Rambler. CC, JSM

I always thought that was not necessarily mechanical, but a case of driver distraction from the itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini.; 3/26/26, 8:36 AM
rehajm said...: 40 minutes at ATL is faster than with TSA…; 3/26/26, 8:42 AM
rehajm said...: From top to bottom. Democrats are all thieves and traitors

I don’t see Republicans in Congress doing anything to try and stop the funds flow. They seem to be running interference for it and when that doesn’t work they make a few threats and show some contempt for their constituents. I’m going scorched earth in the primaries…; 3/26/26, 8:46 AM
Little Excursion™️ said...: It makes sense that adding more personnel to TSA staffing helps things go smoother. Imagine if Republicans had agreed to fund the TSA...; 3/26/26, 8:47 AM
Michael McNeil said...: Links to X, by the way, can omit everything including and beyond the question mark ‘?’ and it still works.; 3/26/26, 8:50 AM
Little Excursion™️ said...: US inflation will surge to 4.2% on energy shock, warns OECD ~ FT

'Middle East war to push American price growth to ‘highest in G7’

Short-term pain for long-term pain.

A bigly, beautiful rise. After all a large number is better than a small number. Turns out energy markets are a bit harder to master than insider trading.; 3/26/26, 8:53 AM
bagoh20 said...: Somebody around here needs a hobby, or a job, or a girlfriend, and probably a new keyboard..; 3/26/26, 9:08 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: Almost all the vigorous posting happens in the overnight now.; 3/26/26, 9:14 AM
bagoh20 said...: Maybe it is a job. Those pallets of cash are still working.; 3/26/26, 9:17 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: I do giggle when I see "Little Excursion" posting, not because I read Bich's crap but because his choice of name is so telling. "A little excursion" is what Joe Biden said Putin was up to before Russia invaded Ukraine, waving it away as if it was no biggie. But it was a quagmire with no plan that could have been prevented by sending the defensive weapons that Trump already promised Ukraine.

But no. It cost us hundreds of billions that were likely redistributed to the monoparty on their very many trips to the "war zone" carrying bag bags of cash. The distortion, graft, incompetence and skullduggery we associate with the D party and its Rino boyfriends all encapsulated in the tidy new handle "Little Excursion."

Meanwhile Bich being a dumb dick with ctrl-v issues chose that handle trying to dunk on Trump, who did say early in this bombfest "We took a little excursion because we felt we had to do that to get rid of some evil... and I think you’ll see it’s going to be a short-term excursion." I think Trump purposely used Joe's phrase to dunk on democrats and then contrasted the Ukraine conflict with this one by clarifying Iran would be a "short-term excursion."

That begs the question, compared to what? Iraq? Afghanistan? Viet Nam? After all he said no new forever wars.

That's why I giggle whenever I see Bich's new handle. It reminds me Biden was always wrong (lying). Trump's war likely will be one of the shorter major conflicts we have. We will see.; 3/26/26, 9:25 AM
bagoh20 said...: "NPR: Iranians Really DO Support the War"

https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/03/25/npr-iranians-really-do-support-the-war-n3813234; 3/26/26, 9:28 AM
Rocco said...: Enigma said...
“The S2000 and Mazda RX-8 are fun if you can keep the revs up, but as gutless as an econo car if not. I test drove both in traffic. Uggggggggg. Slooooooooow. Even the MX-5 was much easier to drive.”

A couple of decades ago, some guys would put LS2s from Corvettes into S2000s. Was an easier conversion that one might think at first glance. Still required a skilled mechanic, though. A couple of companies even made kits to assist.; 3/26/26, 9:34 AM
The judge said...: Gave up my Rebel 450 and now drive VW Eos with convertible hardtop. Great car.; 3/26/26, 9:39 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: The GM of the Swedish company I worked for was an American ex-pat who raced his Miata after stuffing a Ford 302V8 into it.; 3/26/26, 10:56 AM
Iman said...: Steve Milloy
@JunkScience
Just a reminder: 4 years ago, we were paying $5 for gas for no good reason. Now, we are temporarily paying $4 for gas in order to make sure that terrorists don't get nuclear weapons. That America's leftists had no problem with gas prices 4 years ago but foment whinging about today's, tells you all you need to know about them.; 3/26/26, 11:39 AM
Rustygrommet said...: Leland said...
"I preferred my Honda S2000. It could rev as high as a motorcycle with a short throw 6-Speed manual."

She sold hers to a guy who races them. SHe currently is running a Merc SL class V6 twin turbo. Which is scary fast.; 3/26/26, 11:46 AM
Iman said...: File this under ‘Things are going “so well” for Iran’:

Iran International English
@IranIntl_En
An official from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the minimum age for participation in war-related support roles has been lowered to 12, according to remarks aired on state media.

Rahim Nadali, a cultural official with the Guards in Tehran, said an initiative called “For Iran”; 3/26/26, 11:54 AM
Iman said...: https://x.com/i/status/2037142986778395118; 3/26/26, 11:58 AM
Narr said...: "minimum age for participation in war-related support roles has been lowered to 12"

Shades of the mine-clearing kids in the Iran-Iraq War--I wonder if they'll be given plastic keys to Paradise too?; 3/26/26, 12:11 PM
Iman said...: little excursion is 💩 and 💩 is little excursion; 3/26/26, 5:12 PM